Analysis

US Senate confirms Michael Ratney as next US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 16. 2023

Despite being nominated by US President Joe Biden in April 2022, Michael Ratney, has just been confirmed by the US Senate as the next US ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

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  PIF to Host Major Private Sector Forum Set for March 14-15; Announcements Expected at Event to ‘Strengthen Saudi Local Economy’

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 7. 2023

  Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is all set to host a private sector forum next week in Riyadh at the Four Seasons to strengthen the Kingdom’s local economy.

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  Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel, Riyadh’s New Murabba Development, Founding Day 2023 and more

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 24. 2023

  In Episode 76, The 966 welcomes Antonia Carver director of Art Jameel, who discusses her work supporting artists and creative communities in the Middle East region and beyond.

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  Saudi Arabia Sends their First Female Team to an International Tennis Federation (ITF) Event

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 23. 2023

  This week saw another "first" for Saudi women and women's sports in the Kingdom as the Saudi Arabia sent their first female team to an International Tennis Federation (ITF) event, Reuters reports.

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  Saudi Arabia Crown Prince launches New Murabba Development Co. to Develop Riyadh’s Downtown

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 16. 2023

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has launched a new initiative called the New Murabba Development Co. to develop Riyadh's downtown "through the building of a unique living, working, and entertainment experience."

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  Physician-scientist Dr. Doaa Alsaleh MD joins The 966, plus a new visa to visit Saudi and much more

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 3. 2023

  In Episode 74, a conversation with Dr. Doaa Alsaleh MD, a physician-scientist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City on her journey, work, research, and future before returning to work in Saudi Arabia soon. Dr. Doaa was born in Saudi Arabia.

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  Saudi Aramco Acquires Trading Arm of US Refiner Motiva

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 18. 2023

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  Saudi Arabia’s Flynas Eyes Overseas Expansion in Bid to Reach Top 5 Lowcost Carriers Globally

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 16. 2023

  Saudi Arabia-based low-cost carrier Flynas said its board approved establishing local units outside the Kingdom's borders in two more countries "as part of a plan to become the Middle East’s largest discount airline and one of the five biggest globally," Bloomberg reports.

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  In Boost for Local Artists, Saudi Government Mandates Hotels to Purchase Works by Saudis to Stimulate Art Scene

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 9. 2023

  The Saudi Ministry of Culture on Saturday announced that hotels in the kingdom must acquire the artworks of local artists to support the country's growing art scene, according to reports.

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  Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Sector Booms as Inbound Tourists, Spending Up 5x in Q2 – MISA

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 14. 2022

  Tourism to Saudi Arabia grew substantially in the second quarter of 2022, with the Kingdom seeing a 575.4 percent year-on-year increase in inbound tourists to the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment (MISA) said.